It was the summer of 1967 in Detroit when an uprising rocked the city.
Here are images from the events as we approach the 50th anniversary of the rebellion.
Tony Spina/Detroit Free Press
<p>National Guardsman Gary Ciko checks on buildings for snipers on the first day of the 1967 riot in Detroit, Michigan.</p>
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